Cleveland^Wooster&ZanesvilleR.R. --Estimates 

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KNGINKEll'S  OiriCK, 

ESTIMATE  OF  COST  OF  KOAD  FROM  BEREA  TO  \V00STJ':R,  AND  SEVILLE 

TO  MASSILLON. 

Grading,  Masonry,  Bridging-  and  Fencing  GO  miles  @  $G,000  per  mile  $390,000  00 

Iron,  Ties,  Chairs,  Spike  and  Laying  Track  00  miles  Qil    8,500      "    501 ,000  00 

"  side  tracks  8  miles  @    8,500      "    08.000  00 


liiglit  of  Way   30,000  00 

Buildings.  .  /   50,000  00 

Contingencies   01,000  00 


Total  Cost  of  Road  ready  for  Cars  $1,100,000  00 

ROLLING  STOCK. 

G  Freight  Engines  @  $12,000  $72,000 

3  Passenger  and  Switching  Engines  "      9,000   27,000 

400  Coal  Cars  "        050  200,000 

50  Platform  Cars  "        050   32,500 

50  House  Cars  "        750   37,500 

4  Coaches  "      5,000   20,000 

2  Express  and  Baggage  Cars  "      3,000   0,000 

8  Hand  Cars   800 

Machinery  for  Shop   20,000 

•   $475,800  00 


Cost  of  Road  fully  equipped  $1,041,800  00 

Grading,  Masonry,  Bridging,  Right  of  Way,  Fencing,  Buildings 

and  Contingencies   537,000 

Iron,  Ties,  Spike,  Chairs,  &c   029,000 

Rolling  Stock  r   475,800 

—   $1,041,800  00 


ESTIMATE  OF  BUSINESS. 

1000  tons  coal  daily,  ayerage  distance  47  miles  @  2c.,  94  per  ton  $940  00 
8  Cars  4th  class  Freight  bet.  Berea  and  Wooster,  10.00  per  car,  128  00 
4  Cars  1st     "        "        "       "  "        32.C0     "        128  00 

8  Cars,  Miscellaneous,  bet.  Berea  and  Massillon,  20.00  '•  100  00 
40  Passengers.  "       "  "  1.00  per  pass.  GO  00 

40        "  "       "  Wooster,      1.25       "        50  00 

,  ^  $1,400  00  per  day. 

Or  per  annum  ,  $458,858  00 

Mail  Seryice,  $50  per  mile   3,300  00 

^^Express   3,842  00 

^  Gross  Earnings   $400,000  00 

^  EXPENSES  PER  ANNUM. 

"^Making  up  and  moying  trains  $114,000  00 

^^Depreciation  of  Iron   39,000  00 

Depreciation  of  Ties   9,000  (0 

Repairs  of  Track,  Buildings  and  Fences   50,000  00 

CjGeneral  Offices  and  Office  Rent   25,000  00 

,-<^gents,  Yardmen  and  S\yitchmen   12,000  00 

^  Casualties   5,000  00 

,  Revenue  Tax   11 ,050  00 

^   $205,050  00 

J  Net  Earnings  $200,350  00 

£Cost  of  Road,  $1,000,000.    Dividend,  12^  per  cent,  per  annum. 
P*For  the  first  three  years  there  will  be  no  depreciation  of  Iron,  or  the 
business  will  be  increased  sufficient  to  balance  this  account,  therefore 
add  for  each  year   $39,000  00 

$239,350  00 

Or  15  per  cent,  on  1,000,000. 

CHAS.  C.  S]?IITH, 


